Yahoo Backup Tool
Yahoo Email Backup Utility enables users to create copies of their mailbox content stored on the Yahoo Mail server. Handy Backup offers the "Email" plug-in to automate these tasks, allowing for easy Yahoo mail folder backups and saving your messages to a local PC drive, an FTP server, the cloud, or an external USB drive.
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Version 8.6.2 , built on April 17, 2025. 118 MB
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One Solution for All Backups
Handy Backup offers a robust email backup plugin for backing up any web or local email client. This utility can be used not only for backups but also for email migration, as well as synchronizing mail and other data, including files, applications, and data stored on cloud services.
The Benefits of Using Handy Backup to Backup Yahoo Mail
Automating All Actions
No need to be concerned about regularly backing up your mailboxes. Handy Backup is a fully automated email backup solution that enables you to schedule backups at regular intervals, in response to system events, or to initiate a backup manually whenever necessary.
Advanced Backup Settings
Handy Backup provides extensive control options to backup Yahoo Mail efficiently, including full, incremental, and differential backups. You can store multiple backup versions of the same dataset, apply time-stamps to copies, encrypt and compress backup files, and even run other software (such as antivirus) before and/or after a task.
Backup Reporting
Handy Backup offers extensive management functions, including task creation with an intuitive GUI, running tasks as a Windows service to minimize user distractions, notifying users of all activities via email, and reporting task results in both brief and detailed formats, among other features.
How the Yahoo Mail Backup Tool Operates in Handy Backup
Note: Before initiating a Yahoo backup, open Yahoo Mail in your web browser and, in the account settings menu, grant permission for external clients to access your Yahoo account.
To set up an automatic Yahoo backup task, follow these steps:
- Launch Handy Backup and create a new task by pressing Ctrl+N or using the control button on the panel.
- In Step 2, select the "Email" plug-in from the "E-mail" group on the left panel.
- Double-click on the "Create a connection" option. This will open the setup dialog.
- Enter the Yahoo mail server name: imap.mail.yahoo.com.
- Keep the default port number: 993.
- From the drop-down list of authorization types, select the "Plain" method.
- From the drop-down list of connection types, choose "TLS" (not "StartTLS").
- Test the connection. If successful, return to the plug-in window.
- In the plug-in window, your account folders will be displayed.
- Select or deselect the folders and messages you wish to back up or exclude from the backup.
- In Step 3, choose the storage location for your backup (e.g., save a copy of your messages to a local hard drive).
- Finally, click OK and return to the task wizard to continue creating your backup task.
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Recover Individual Email Messages
This Yahoo backup tool allows you to save content from all mailboxes or even a single message. The program retains messages in the native EML format, which is compatible with many local email clients. Additionally, you can modify, move, or restore individual messages using a file manager tool.
Ample Storage Options for Your Yahoo Backup
You can backup Yahoo email to a wide array of storage options to ensure maximum flexibility and security for your data. Handy Backup provides several choices:
- Local Storage: Save your backups to a hard drive or an external USB drive. This option is ideal for users who prefer physical storage solutions and need fast, offline access to their backup files.
- Network Storage: Utilize network drives or NAS (Network-Attached Storage) units to store your Yahoo Mail backups. This setup allows for centralized access and management of backup data across multiple devices within a local network.
- FTP Servers: For remote backups, Handy Backup supports FTP servers, including secure options such as SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and FTPS (FTP Secure). This enables you to store your email backups on remote servers with enhanced security.
- Cloud Storage Services: Leverage popular cloud storage platforms for your Yahoo Mail online backup. Handy Backup integrates with major cloud services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and Amazon S3. This integration ensures convenient access to your backups from anywhere with an internet connection and provides robust protection against local hardware failures.
Restoring and Cloning Yahoo Backup
With Handy Backup as your Yahoo backup tool, you can restore as few as a single message to any email service. Alternatively, you can manage individual emails locally by opening, browsing, or modifying them with any local email client or even a text editor.
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Version 8.6.2 , built on April 17, 2025. 118 MB
30-day full-featured trial period
Use Handy Backup as your personal Yahoo email backup software today by downloading and installing the latest version for a 30-day free trial!
Answers and Questions about Yahoo Mail Backup
- Can I back up Yahoo Mail?
Yes, you can back up Yahoo Mail using Handy Backup. It allows you to efficiently back up your emails while offering several advantages such as automated scheduling, native format backup, and the ability to store your backups on various storage solutions like local drives, cloud services, and more.
- Does Yahoo Mail store emails indefinitely?
Yahoo Mail does keep your emails, but after 12 months or more of inactivity, Yahoo may delete them. Therefore, it’s essential to back up your emails regularly with an efficient Yahoo Mail backup tool to ensure you don’t lose any important messages. Like Handy Backup, which helps you to maintain secure and up-to-date copies of your emails.
- Can I migrate emails from Yahoo to Gmail?
Yes, you can migrate emails from Yahoo to Gmail, and Handy Backup can assist with this process. Handy Backup allows you to back up your Yahoo emails and then transfer them to Gmail or many other email services, ensuring a smooth and reliable migration of your email data.
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